Here’s another pic

concrete dye?

That’s a good idea, thank you. I’m going to look into that.

I hate that you would have paid for the stone walkway just to tear it out, but, seeing the 2nd picture, I think that might be best. Have you thought of making a brick walkway if you can match the brick? If so, I would clean/scrub the brick before choosing a match (just in case the color will be different once it is scrubbed clean).

Another thought that many will scream NOOOO to is to paint all the brick to compliment the HardiBoard. That would be less expensive or you could paint and replace the steps with stone.

ETA: when you stand back and look at the house and steps as a whole, does it look more cohesive than in the first picture? It looks pretty good in the second photo, although the steps definitely seem darker than the brick on the house itself.

ETA 2: Landscaping would make a huge difference I imagine. Maybe try that first.

I will stop now. ;-)

I have traditional red brick front steps leading down to a tannish aggregate sidewalk/driveway. Truly have never thought about it being any kind of mismatch and I've been here almost twenty years. I think your walkway is totally fine-the only perfect match to your porch would've been to install the same brick as your pathway.

I would leave it. From the picture of the front of your house, the colors overall look good together. And it could be the light, but it looks like your brick stairs are more red than the brick on your house -- is that right?

Yes, the stair brick is darker than the rest of the house brick. Thanks everyone for the great ideas, these are great. Also wondering if I pressure wash the stairs and do a sealer on the stone that has a darkener if maybe that would bring it together more too.

I think it looks fine and would leave it. I really like Paul's idea of lining the stone with matching brick.

It is new. It's going to be completely different in a few months or years. I'd be patient.

I would dye the stone to match the brick.

It'll change colour as Joseph Corlett says. Brick edging would help, since, to my eye, the main problem isn't the colour but the complete contrast of style between informal stone crazy paving suited to a cottage garden and formal brick. Edging would tie the disparate materials together.

Why are the stone pieces so small? It looks like scrap from another job and all that mortar is an opportunity for failure.

Think Paul's idea is best. Line the stone with brick.

I would leave it alone. I think it looks fine , judging from the pic you posted from further back. But I'm not a matchy/matchy person, looks more interesting to me.